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Researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit told an American Urological Association conference that treating urinary tract infections in an outpatient setting instead of an emergency department could save about $2 billion a year. Jesse D. Sammon, D.O., said it is possible that better guidelines for ED treatment of UTIs, along with greater patient access to primary care physicians, could potentially yield savings of nearly $4 billion a year.

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An analysis of data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample showed that older people and women in their 20s were more likely to be treated in a hospital for a urinary tract infection than other patients. Infections closer to the kidneys were associated with higher admission rates, researchers reported in the World Journal of Urology.

Type 2 diabetes patients were more likely than their counterparts without diabetes to suffer a urinary tract infection and repeat UTI, a study presented at the ADA 73rd Scientific Sessions indicated. Data on 89,790 matched pairs showed the prevalence of UTI was 9.4% in diabetes patients at one year, compared with 5.7% in those who did not have diabetes.

Researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit told an American Urological Association conference that treating urinary tract infections in an outpatient setting instead of an emergency department could save about $2 billion a year. Jesse D. Sammon, D.O., said it is possible that better guidelines for ED treatment of UTIs, along with greater patient access to primary care physicians, could potentially yield savings of nearly $4 billion a year.

Boys ages 3 or younger who were circumcised had a lower risk of having urinary tract infections than those who were uncircumcised, Canadian researchers wrote in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. They added that uncircumcised boys were more prone to UTIs, regardless of whether the urethral opening was visible or not.

Women with a history of recurring urinary tract infections may be at increased risk of having bladders that are too sensitive, according to a study in the British Journal of Urology International. Lead researcher Dr. Lily Arya said women should see a specialist after three or more infections in a year.